Twelve Angry Men CHARACTERS FOREMAN: A small‚ petty man who is impressed with the authority he has and handles himself quite formally. Not overly bright‚ but dogged. JUROR NO. 2: A meek‚ hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain any opinions of his own. Easily swayed and usually adopts the opinion of the last person to whom he has spoken. JUROR NO. 3: A very strong‚ very forceful‚ extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of sadism. He is a humorless man who is intolerant
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12 Angry Men 12 Angry men presented moral dilemma of twelve jurors. The moral dilemma is of justice and prejudice as we see throughout the movie. A moral person does the right thing for the group or society as a whole‚ not just what’s right for themselves or another person at any given time. Juror number 8 creates his own dilemma because he believes that the boy is not guilty. He seeks answers to the dilemma himself by bringing up the uncertainties of case presented in court. He does not turn to
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“12 Angry Men” The movie “12 Angry Men” takes place in a room within a courthouse where 12 men that have been selected for jury duty must decide the fate of a murder suspect. The group of men is made up of a diverse ethnic and social background which plays an important part in their decisions throughout the movie. In regards to Tuckman’s stages‚ the group introduce themselves to each other while acknowledging their purpose as jurors. After a lengthy trial they are finally able to talk openly
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12 Angry Men Sam Block 7 Juror Eight An Argument where it is one versus eleven doesn’t seem to be fair does it. In Twelve Angry Men‚ a young boy from the slums is accused of stabbing his father. It is up to twelve men to decide his fate. Juror Eight was able to sway the vote because he connected with the other jurors on a personal level; he was very patient with everyone‚ listening to what they had to say‚ and used tangible evidence to recreate the crime scene itself in front of the twelve
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Aryaman Thakker 28627 12 Angry Men The movie Twelve Angry Men begins with an eighteen year old boy from the ghetto who is on trial for the murder of his abusive father. A jury of twelve men is locked in the deliberation room to decide the fate of the young boy. All evidence is against the boy and a guilty verdict would send him to die in the electric chair. The judge informs the jurors that they are faced with a grave
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12 Angry Men: Influence of Surroundings Kevin Mark Coons Jr COMS 1301 17 July 2015 Professor Mark Cole 12 Angry Men: Influence of Surroundings Introduction The ability to influence or persuade others into the outcome of others lives is one which is presented in "12 Angry Men." In this film‚ there is a display of how the beliefs and decisions of others create a specific effect on the outcome of others lives. This analysis shows the relationship to group thinking in a given circumstance while displaying
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LETTER RECOMMENDING THE MOTION PICTURE “12 ANGRY MEN” In 1954‚ an understated motion picture was released in theaters. Despite its invigorating content‚ the movie made very little money and was virtually unknown to the vast public for decades. About 25 years ago‚ this movie was rediscovered‚ and has since become an American classic. 12 Angry Men‚ starring Henry Fonda‚ E.G. Marshall‚ and Lee Cobb‚ is the story of twelve jurors who determine the fate of a teenage Puerto Rican boy charged with
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Introduction 12 Angry Men is the captivating story of 12 jurors trying to solve a case of murder. All with different personalities‚ fights break out and disagreements occur. However in the end‚ a lesson is learnt for everyone. When the story begins‚ all the jurors are eager to convict the defendant‚ a young minority‚ on charges of murdering his father. Juror 8 is the lone dissenter. The jury’s deliberations go through a surprizing shift and one by one‚ the other 11 jurors feel compelled to re-examine
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12 Angry Men This movie shows and displays many social psychological events. In the beginning we see the jury of twelve men which would normally lead to a groupthink phenomenon. Group think is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people that show a desire for harmony and conformity within the group. (Myers p. 291) Which would result in an incorrect decision making and wrong outcome‚ and the incorrect decision would be the life of the boy. In the movie we see eleven jurors
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Reflection on 12 Angry Men When the scene is introduced‚ the twelve men are discussing how to sentence someone who may have committed murder in the first degree. However‚ we quickly realize that all of the men have different things going through their mind and even more complicated ways of expressing them. Jack Warden is a baseball enthusiast who has no regard for other people’s opinions or Henry Fonda asking the jurors to discuss what occurred. He lacks emotional self-perception which can be
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